A few noob questions from a PNPIII user...
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:32 pm
Hi Everyone,
Have just acquired a Joggler running PNPIII (from offbeatdave as it happens, who patiently coached me ino getting it set up). It's parked on the study table, where it's a welcome addition, doing a good job, covering ground somewhere inbetween all the other gadgets in the house: unlike the PC, you don't have to wait for it to boot up to have a quick check on something online; unlike the tablet, my son can't run off with it; unlike my android phone, it's big enough to use; and the internet radio's brilliant...
But I must admit, I don't really UNDERSTAND it, or how it works. So here are a few newbie questions. I've searched around the forum for answers, and haven't come up with anything, but apologies if these are old chestnuts...
1) Is there a simple general Email app that I can use to view my various accounts: like the email function on my phone, that lets me quickly check on my personal (IMAP), work (POP3) & (least important) gmail accounts. In fact, is it even possible to add an app that didn't come ready-bundled into PnPIII? I have dedicated gmail, Yahoo & hotmail buttons on the Joggler already.
2) Can the Joggler read a USB stick with images on it - in exactly the same way that you put an SD card into a digital photo frame? I was wondering about leaving one of those tiny stumpy USB sticks permanently attached with some JPGs (and maybe MP3s). I've successfully copied some images into the Joggler's internal memory, but I appreciate this is a finite space, and it's already 1/2 full.
3) Finally, is it possible to look at files / media in the internal memory, to copy, delete etc - in a similar way to using Windows Explorer on a PC? I'm no use at command line antics.
Any advice, or points in the right direction would be appreciated. And if you think THOSE were stupid questions, just wait 'til I have a go at getting the Squeezebox working...
cheers!
Have just acquired a Joggler running PNPIII (from offbeatdave as it happens, who patiently coached me ino getting it set up). It's parked on the study table, where it's a welcome addition, doing a good job, covering ground somewhere inbetween all the other gadgets in the house: unlike the PC, you don't have to wait for it to boot up to have a quick check on something online; unlike the tablet, my son can't run off with it; unlike my android phone, it's big enough to use; and the internet radio's brilliant...
But I must admit, I don't really UNDERSTAND it, or how it works. So here are a few newbie questions. I've searched around the forum for answers, and haven't come up with anything, but apologies if these are old chestnuts...
1) Is there a simple general Email app that I can use to view my various accounts: like the email function on my phone, that lets me quickly check on my personal (IMAP), work (POP3) & (least important) gmail accounts. In fact, is it even possible to add an app that didn't come ready-bundled into PnPIII? I have dedicated gmail, Yahoo & hotmail buttons on the Joggler already.
2) Can the Joggler read a USB stick with images on it - in exactly the same way that you put an SD card into a digital photo frame? I was wondering about leaving one of those tiny stumpy USB sticks permanently attached with some JPGs (and maybe MP3s). I've successfully copied some images into the Joggler's internal memory, but I appreciate this is a finite space, and it's already 1/2 full.
3) Finally, is it possible to look at files / media in the internal memory, to copy, delete etc - in a similar way to using Windows Explorer on a PC? I'm no use at command line antics.
Any advice, or points in the right direction would be appreciated. And if you think THOSE were stupid questions, just wait 'til I have a go at getting the Squeezebox working...
cheers!
